Christmas Re-Cap

Thankfully I am off work for the remainder of the week, and can indulge in some after Christmas holiday sales and discounts.

I had a wonderful Christmas Eve, and Christmas day spending time with my family and delighting in the gifts that Santa Clause left me behind :)

On Christmas Eve, I spent the day resting and reading. Then that evening I went to pick up my girlfriend from the airport. She flew in from Atlanta for the holidays, and I wanted to make sure we got to spend some time together before she got busy with her family so I volunteered to pick her up. We stopped by Ambrosia for tapas and dinner & to giggle and catch up before I dropped her off at her parents house.

That night, I did the unthinkable.... I started watching Season One of Scandal on Netflix...It was around 3 am when I finished the entire season. The verdict is still out on whether I will become an obsessed fan or not. Hopefully season two will make me a gladiator. Outside of her cute outfits and flair~ I still wasn't sold. It's a decent show so far though. But I digress.

I woke up at the crack of dawn to an army of Merry Christmas text messages. We usually go to Louisiana for Christmas, but we stayed in Texas this year and everyone gathered at my parents house for lunch and present opening...

This year I surprised my parents with tablets for Christmas. Mind you, my daddy is 80 years old and never in his life before had anything remotely close to that much technology. He was like a little kid getting their first bike, and absolutely fell in love with it & already sent his first email and is thinking of making a Facebook account. I fear I have created a monster, but I'm so happy I was able to do that for them this year.

My mom, sister, aunt, cousins and I spent the majority of the day eating entirely too much, gossiping and just enjoying each others company. It was an extremely pleasant day & I enjoyed every minute of our time together.

I truly enjoy peaceful moments with the ones I love most, and Christmas was a good time indeed. It really is the little things that are most often over-looked that mean the most....

My celebration with the family was way more low-key that the holiday celebration my friends and I had last weekend... I'm still recovering from it & having to remind myself that I am no longer 22 years old....

There are only five days left in 2013, and I plan to spend my remaining time this year in preparation and prayer for 2014. I still haven't made plans for New Year's Eve, but I do plan to spend some of my time off thinking of goals and promises for the upcoming year. I hope everyone is having a safe and blessed holiday with the ones they love the most....